PDF printing and APEX Listener.

Hi,
I noticed in the Application Express statement of direction, dated February 2, 2010, the section regarding the Application Express Listener stated "improved PDF printing". I construed (possibly misconstrued) this to mean the APEX Listener might include its own FOP processor, thus simplifying the setup and use of simple PDF printing in APEX.
As I can't find any mention of PDF printing in the Listener Installation Guide, I was wondering if this was a misinterpretation on my part or has this functionality simply not been implemented? If it has not been implemented, are there plans to do so in a later release?
Regards
Andre

This feature slipped out for this release. We will revisit for a future version.
-kris

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Excuse me bad english.
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